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The Day of the Locust

Dir. John Schlesinger·1975·2h 25m

Hollywood, 1930s. Tod Hackett, a young painter who tries to make his way as an art director in the lurid world of film industry, gets infatuated with his neighbor Faye Greener, an aspiring actress who prefers the life that Homer Simpson, a lone accountant, can offer her.

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The Day of the Locust (1975)

John Schlesinger

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2h 25m
Cross-source blend ~64/100

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United States of America

Ratings

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6.4/10

110 votes

Rating consensus

64/100 blend

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Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~64/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.

Cast

Donald Sutherland

Homer Simpson

Karen Black

Faye Greener

Burgess Meredith

Harry Greener

William Atherton

Tod Hackett

Geraldine Page

Big Sister

Richard Dysart

Claude Estee

Bo Hopkins

Earle Shoop

Pepe Serna

Miguel

Lelia Goldoni

Mary Dove

Jackie Earle Haley

Adore Loomis

Billy Barty

Abe Kusich

Gloria LeRoy

Mrs. Loomis

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